COTTON
General Comments: Cotton was higher yesterday and still held to the recent trading range. The close was at the top part of the range. The market acts firm and might work higher this week. The USDA supply and demand reports released last week showed smaller ending stocks. Cotton retains bullish fundamentals after the reports. The weekly export sales report was just OK last week and featured light buying from many Asian countries. The prospective plantings report highlighted reduced planting ideas from producers. Ideas are that the world economic problems were fading into the background as the US stock market has rallied. Chart trends are sideways. Chinese buying should stay strong as the country improves economically as it opens up from the covid lockdowns.
Overnight News: The Delta will get scattered showers and storms and below normal temperatures. The Southeast will see scattered showers and below normal temperatures. Texas will have mostly dry conditions and below normal temperatures. The USDA average price is now 80.57 ct/lb. ICE daily certified stocks are now 1,485 bales, from 1,485 bales yesterday.
Chart Trends: Trends in Cotton are mixed. Support is at 81.90, 80.30, and 79.80 May, with resistance of 84.00, 84.60 and 85.30 May.

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FCOJ
General Comments: FCOJ closed a little lower in nearby months but higher in deferred months. The weekly charts show strong up trends, but the daily charts indicate that a top might be forming. The USDA reports released a week ago supported prices overall. Florida production was left unchanged at 16.1 million boxes, but the rest of the US saw decreased production by 2.0 % to 2.57 million tons. Futures remain supported by very short Oranges production estimates for Florida. Demand is thought to be backing away from FCOJ with prices as high as they are currently. But the market has not taken any note and continues to charge higher. Historically low estimates of production due in part to the hurricanes and in part to the greening disease that have hurt production, but conditions are significantly better now with scattered showers and moderate temperatures. The weather remains generally good for production around the world for the next crop including production areas in Florida that have been impacted in a big way by the two storms seen previously in the state. Brazil has some rain and conditions are rated good.
Overnight News: Florida should get mostly dry conditions. Temperatures will average above normal. Brazil should get scattered showers and near normal temperatures.
Chart Trends: Trends in FCOJ are mixed. Support is at 269.00, 260.00, and 257.00 May, with resistance at 277.00, 280.00, and 287.00 May.

COFFEE
General Comments: New York closed much higher and London closed higher yesterday and New York once again was at new highs for the move on ideas of little on offer from producers and reports of increasing demand. The Robusta market has been especially tight and has been pushing on the Arabica price, but Arabica supplies are growing tight in the market as well. Producers in Vietnam are said to have low stocks left to sell and producers in Colombia and Brazil are also reported to be short Coffee to sell. The lack of offers from South America and Vietnam is still supporting prices and reports indicate that demand for Robusta from Vietnam is strong.
Overnight News: ICE certified stocks are lower today at 0.709 million bags. GCA stocks are now 6.016 million bags, from 6.104 million last month. The ICO daily average price is now 183.74 ct/lb. Brazil will get scattered showers with near to above normal temperatures. Central America will get mostly dry conditions. Vietnam will see isolated showers.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are up with no objectives. Support is at 194.00, 191.00, and 184.00 May, and resistance is at 202.00, 206.00 and 209.00 May. Trends in London are up with no objectives. Support is at 2380, 2300, and 2250 May, and resistance is at 2470, 2500, and 2530 May.

SUGAR
General Comments: New York closed higher and London closed a little higher on tight supplies . Trends are still up on the weekly charts, but are turning sideways on the daily charts. The production is not there to meet the demand in many countries, with only Brazil among the major producers looking to have a good crop. Indian production is thought to be less this year as mills are closing early there and Pakistan also has reduced production. Thailand mills are also closing earlier than expected so the crop there might be less. Asian countries could face another year of short production as El Nino returns after years of La Nina. New crop Brazil production is solid this year but is still in the fields. Brazil old crop production has been better after mills ran out of cane to crush a year ago. European production is expected to be reduced again this year. Some analysts now say that Chinese production could be the lowest in six years due to bad growing conditions.
Overnight News: Brazil will get scattered showers. Temperatures should average near to above normal. India will get mostly dry conditions and near to above normal temperatures.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed. Support is at 2300, 2220, and 2180 July and resistance is at 2400, 2420, and 2450 July. Trends in London are mixed to up with no objectives. Support is at 658.00, 646.00, and 637.00 August and resistance is at 690.00, 695.00, and 701.00 August.

COCOA
General Comments: New York and London closed higher yesterday and continued to make a new leg up on the weekly charts. The lack of arrivals from West Africa to ports is still important to the trade. Wire reports suggest that producer selling increased on the recent rally in these markets. Trends remain up for at least the short term. Talk is that hot and dry conditions reported earlier in Ivory Coast could curtail main crop production, and main crop production ideas are not strong. Mid crop production ideas are strong due to rains mixed with some sun recently reported in Cocoa areas of the country. Ghana has reported a disease in its Cocoa to hurt production potential there, but overall production expectations are high. The rest of West Africa appears to be in good condition. The weather is good in Southeast Asia
Overnight News: Isolated showers are forecast for West Africa. Temperatures will be near to above normal. Malaysia and Indonesia should see scattered showers. Temperatures should average near normal. Brazil will get isolated showers and near to above normal temperatures. ICE certified stocks are lower today at 5.398 million bags.
Chart Trends: Trends in New York are mixed to up with objectives of 3040 and 3150 May. Support is at 2950, 2930, and 2870 May, with resistance at 3040, 3070, and 3100 May. Trends in London are up with objectives of 2280 May. Support is at 2200, 2170, and 2150 May, with resistance at 2260, 2290, and 2320 May.

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